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Greenhaugh
The village of Greenhaugh lies within the Northumberland National Park approximately five miles north west of Bellingham in the North Tyne valley, part of the parish of Tarset and Greystead. The Tarset burn runs along the length of the village hence its name, as the word ‘haugh’ denotes the flat land that lies by a river. The Tarset burn itself runs in a south westerly direction from its source high up on the Emblehope moors to join the North Tyne river, a sound salmon and sea trout haunt which is also famous for the Kielder reservoir which now lies at its head.
The area surrounding Greenhaugh is one of outstanding beauty, green and pleasant pastures leading up to the more starker contrast of heather hills, needless to say this is stock rearing countryside, thousands of hardy hill sheep, such as blackfaced and swaledales are to be seen grazing the high and lowlands with suckler cows in abundance. Lambing season is in April and haymaking tends to be later in July, weather permitting.
The edges of Kielder forest lie very close to the village itself, Sidwood a pleasant wooded walk with copper beech and rhodedendrums, which remain since the days that a country house graced the neighbourhood, is easily accessible being just a two mile walk from the village. A slight detour could take in St Aidans Parish Church at Thorneyburn, dated 1820 and sporting a churchyard steeped with history.
The North Tyne is Border Reiver country, Greenhaugh being no exception, Black Middens Bastle has its own car park , a gentle up hill stroll will allow you access to the Bastle itself, also en route two further bastles can be viewed from the roadside. These bastles were strongholds for local people to protect their livestock from the notorious Border Reivers.
Greenhaugh itself is a small, unassuming place, the heart of the village is of course the Hollybush Inn, family run and typically rural. A large range fills one wall of the pub - a central gathering point on cold winters nights. This is a pub where wellies are as welcome as fine shoes, food is good and wholesome, rooms are available and it also doubles up as the Post Office.
A friendly atmosphere surrounds Greenhaugh, it IS in Northumberland, the weather holds no guarantees. However, be it rain or shine the beauty still shines through, the variation of light throughout the seasons brings added beauties and not forgetting there is always the Hollybush to warm one both inside and out.
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